Chapter 18, Xuanzang lectures

Unconsciously, it has been the third day since the two arrived in Khotan. This day has a very important meaning in history. On this day, Khotan ushered in a person, who traveled all over the Silk Road, went through many hardships and dangers, and finally arrived at Tianzhu Nalanda Temple and obtained the true scriptures. He spread history and civilization, leaving behind the treasures of civilization wherever he went. This person is the ancient Sanzang Master Xuanzang.

On this day, Ran Qianluo went out early, found a pawnshop, exchanged the crescent moon jade hairpin on his head for some money, and bought a dress for Shi Yunyang. The boss saw that Ran Qianluo was dressed beautifully, and he expected that she was a woman from a noble family, but she was short of money when she was shopping. This situation is very common, and the boss is also commonplace. What's more, the green snake on the jade hairpin was wrapped around the curved crescent, and at a glance, he knew that it was not an ordinary thing, so he did not hesitate to exchange Ran Tianluo for a higher silver coin than usual, wanting to take advantage of this to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix. How did he know that Ran Tianluo was penniless at this time, so he came to him to pledge things. This time, the shrewd man made a foolish calculation.

How could Ran Tianluo understand this, she took the money that person gave her, and unknowingly took a big advantage. I don't even know it.

Ran Tianluo went to the market and picked out a long shirt and gave it to Shi Yunyang, who was very happy when he received this dress. After all, from the few memories he can remember, this is the first gift he received. The two of them delayed for a while, and then they began to prepare for the search for the soul key.

Ran Tianluo once heard her mother mention that the three soul keys were Yugong, Sha Blood, and Tears. They are located in the ancestral hall of the Khotanese royal family, the southern city of Gumo capital and the border of Loulan. The two of them came to Khotan first on this trip, so they naturally looked for Yugong first. Yu Gong is the heart of the goddess Yao Ji of Wushan. Yao Ji was originally the daughter of Emperor Yan, died unmarried, after his death, Emperor Yan buried it in Wushan, Yao Ji's spiritual power was not dispersed, and after her death, she became a peak of Wushan, the Goddess Peak. Yao Ji has an excellent heart, her soul turns into Yao grass, absorbs the aura of heaven and earth for nearly a thousand years, turns into Yao Ling, flows to the world, helps the lovers between heaven and earth to lead the bridge, and sends rice, flour, oil and grain to the widowed and widowed elderly, and has been benefiting the world. After the death of the goddess Yaoji, her heart is not corrupted, and she turns into a jade gong, which can absorb the power of light. Thousands of years later, Yugong was picked up and renamed Heshibi. Time flies, and thousands of years have passed, Yugong has undergone several changes, transferred to Khotan, and was offered as a national treasure. As soon as Yu Gong appeared, the jade quality of Khotan became very transparent, as if it contained some magical power, which could make people live longer. So the king of Khotan worshiped Yugong even more, and invited him into the ancestral hall to worship with the gift of the ancestors.

After another two days, the two were resting at Liya's house, and they were happy to be leisurely. Suddenly, there was an uproar in the street. The elderly and children, all families poured out of their nests, all rushing to the same direction, it was really a scene of thousands of empty alleys. The two were confused, when Liya's father went out to stop one of them and asked, and then quickly ran back to the room and told everyone what they had heard. The crowd was in general ecstasy. The two of them didn't understand Khotanese, so they naturally felt inexplicable. Liya told them that Master Xuanzang, who had returned from Tianzhu, was going to open an altar in Khotan to give a lecture.

Khotan has always been a holy place for Buddhism, and almost all of its residents believe in Buddhism. Buddhist temples and statues can be seen in Khotan anytime and anywhere. Buddhism has long been the foundation of Khotan's statecraft. In such a country, preaching is a big deal. What's more, it's a monk like Xuanzang. When Liya's family heard the news, they immediately put down the food and joined the line on the street. Ran Tianluo and Shi Yunyang were also pulled by Liya and went together.

The surging crowd soon came to a wide clearing, where a nine-foot-high platform had already been erected. The high platform is round, like an unfolding lotus flower, blooming in the air. Everyone gathered around under the high platform, trying to take a look at the enlightened monks from the Tang Dynasty. For a time, there were crowds of people, shoulder to shoulder.

After a while, I saw a burly man dressed in gorgeous clothes ascend the high platform, and the crowd immediately bowed and saluted. The man was none other than the king of Khotan, who beckoned to the crowd and signaled for silence. A trombone whined, and the crowd soon fell silent. I could only hear the king of Khotan say some Khotanese language, which caused a wave of coaxing discussion in the crowd.

Liya translated for the two, the general meaning of the king of Khotan is "Khotan established for hundreds of years, thanks to the blessing of the Buddha, today will be a major event in our country, this king is fortunate to invite the Taoist monk Xuanzang Master to give a lecture here, such a grand event, will be recorded in the annals of history, forever." and so on.

After the king of Khotan, he slowly retreated from the high platform, and soon saw a young monk wearing a red robe slowly walked up to the altar, heroic, elegant and handsome, that is Xuanzang. Xuanzang slowly walked on the spiral staircase to the high platform, and as soon as he reached the top of the high platform, the many people in the audience suddenly clasped their hands together and bowed deeply. With your feet crossed, sit on the floor. The crowd was like a wave, and in a short time everyone was already sitting cross-legged. After Master Xuanzang bowed to everyone, he began to preach.

Unexpectedly, Master Xuanzang spoke both Chinese and Sanskrit. When Master Xuanzang was speaking Chinese. Both of them could understand it, and Shi Yunyang learned that the first scripture was the Buddhist Lotus Sutra, "Myoho-renge-kyo".

Shi Yunyang didn't understand Buddha and didn't believe in Buddha, but when he listened to this wonderful lotus, his body gradually entered a strange state. That realm seems to be like the mystical law in the scriptures, and there seems to be nothing around it, but it seems to be all-encompassing. The scriptures in the boy's ears were gradually decreasing, and later the boy found himself in an unknown and unfamiliar environment. There was nothing but himself, as if it were chaos. It was full of Sanskrit, but it was full of spiritual power. Those spiritual powers floated in the air, very rich, and in a short time, they changed into transparent spiritual power dragons in front of Shi Yunyang's eyes, moaning and swimming.

As the dragons swam, they rolled up a strong stream of spiritual power, continuously sucking the surrounding spiritual power into the vortex of the spiritual power flow. Shi Yunyang felt that in an instant, the spiritual power in his body seemed to be about to break out of his body, so he immediately sat cross-legged, and as soon as his mind moved, he forcibly resisted the huge gravitational force.

The dragon was still circling and swimming, all the dragons were condensed by spiritual power, so they were all transparent, but if they moved slightly, they could see the traces of the dragon. About an hour passed, and the boy was still struggling to resist the gravitational pull of the spiritual flow. However, such a laborious urge of the power in the body was already very consuming of spiritual power, and the spiritual power in the young man's body was already very weak at this time. On the other hand, the flow of spiritual power is becoming more and more intense.

This kind of consumption will always be detrimental to the young man, and sure enough, not long after, the spiritual power in the young man's body began to dry up, and then completely disappeared. As soon as the spiritual power disappears, the gravitational force naturally disappears.

Shi Yunyang saw a huge vortex of spiritual power in front of him, which suddenly appeared in front of him. The spiritual power accumulated here is so rich that it is even better than the Spiritual Illusory Realm. Shi Yunyang saw that he couldn't miss the opportunity, so he knotted his handprint, ready to absorb spiritual power, but after the young man absorbed a little bit. Tens of thousands of spiritual power dragons flew out of the swirling spiritual power whirlpool, flying towards Shi Yunyang one after another, and burrowing into his body one by one.

Shi Yunyang's whole body trembled, and with the entry of each dragon, he thought of an extra piece of thousand-year-old ice in his body, which was extremely cold. Later, this feeling of cold gradually disappeared and was replaced by a feeling of heat. Shi Yunyang felt as if he was in purgatory, and his whole body was about to melt. Soon the sensation of heat gradually lessened, followed by pain, followed by sharp tingling, and then a nervous numbness, all the sensations alternated constantly.

Shi Yunyang gritted his teeth and carried it, and in the white chaos on his head, there were still thousands of dragons entering his body one after another. After a while, I saw that the boy's skin became more and more solid as iron, like a cast iron man. At this time, an unusually powerful ripple of spiritual power spread out from the young man's body layer by layer. Wherever the ripples passed, even the chaos was reduced to two layers. Later, when all the spiritual dragons entered his body, the young man shouted violently, and suddenly lightning and thunder roared in the chaos, and the wind raged. After the heavy dissipation, a qiē returned to calm.

Shi Yunyang suddenly felt that the soul essence was a little fluctuating, so his heart moved, and he entered the soul pavilion, and at this time, the Moon Devouring Wolf King was already waiting on the boulder.

"Congratulations to my lord on his entry into the spiritual realm. The Moon Eater Wolf King said.

The young man was stunned, "Is this the spiritual realm, I actually entered the spiritual realm unconsciously, and it didn't seem to take much effort" The young man thought to himself.

"My lord, there is no need to be surprised, you have reached a critical point in the accumulation of spiritual power in the dark night of nothingness earlier, but you have not realized it. This time, that man's text has a calming power. When you're at peace, it's a matter of course. The Wolf King explained.

"How did I get out of that chaos. The boy asked.

"My lord can try to see if he can condense things with spiritual power. The Wolf King reminded.

Shi Yunyang's palm was raised slightly, and a spiritual power in the palm of his hand slowly flowed, like a drop of water suspended on the young man's hand. After a while, it turned into a square sky painting halberd.

"The power of the Lord can completely cut through this chaos, so go out and give it a try. The Wolf King said.

The young man was overjoyed, and came out of the Soul Pavilion, holding the spiritual power halberd in his hand, and striking at the chaos. A ray of light came out of the young man's hand, and it slashed through the chaotic world in an instant. Then it slowly disappeared.

Shi Yunyang returned to reality and found that Master Xuanzang had not yet reached half of the lecture, and the qiē just now was only carried out in Shi Yunyang's heart, but time did not pass long in the real world.

Shi Yunyang felt that the spiritual power in his body at this time was more than ten times more vast than before he entered the spirit realm. At this time, if you encounter an enemy again, as long as it is not an opponent of too high level, you will definitely be able to resist it. The young man was overjoyed in his heart, and as soon as he turned his palm, he condensed a small wolf, held it in his hand, and under careful observation, the wolf's facial features were complete, but if it was used as a killing move, it was extremely powerful.

The young man put away his spiritual power and turned his head to look at the crowd nearby, many of whom were clasping their hands together and quietly listening to the Lotus Sutra with their eyes closed. Everywhere the young man looked, it was the same grand scene. Just as he was lamenting the loyal faith of these people, Ran Tianluo tugged at his sleeve and whispered in his ear:

"Shi Gongzi, look over there"

The young man looked in the direction that Ran Tianluo was pointing and found that there were two Hu men who were whispering something earnestly, which was incompatible with the rigor of the surrounding disciples. One of them had a big beard and the other had a scar on his face. Both of them were armed with scimitars and daggers, and they also looked at Xuanzang from time to time while talking, with a hint of sinister in their eyes, and after a few more glances, the two lowered their bodies in the crowd and slowly left